L40S vs Arc A530M

Place in the ranking	308	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.70	11.19
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-256	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 August 2023 (1 year ago)	13 October 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	18176
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	11,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	1,431
Floating-point processing power	3.994 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	192
TMUs	96	568
Tensor Cores	192	568
Ray Tracing Cores	12	142

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	864.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A530M 17.74

L40S 49.01
+176%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A530M 6836

L40S 18881
+176%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.74	49.01
Recency	1 August 2023	13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt

Arc A530M has an age advantage of 9 months, and 361.5% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 176.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A530M is a notebook card while L40S is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.